Writing-guide.



UNITED Rsraiss PAUL FRANCIS OREILLY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

To all 'whom t 'may concer-n Be it knownthat I, PAUL FRANCIS ORiiiLLY, asub]ect of King George V of England, but who has declared his intentionof becoming a citizen of the United States,-

residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in lVriting- Guides, ofwhich the following is a specifica- Y tion.

This invention relates to an improved writing guide and the principalobiect of the invention is to provide an' improved device for guidingthe pen while writingl thus pro.- dueing letters of a uniform type andalso producing writing which will extend straight upon a page of unlinedpaper.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the guide that it maybe adjusted for large, medium oi` sniall writing and to' further soconstruct the guide that when one line of writing is completed, thepaper may be moved to the proper position for the following line.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the guide that asignal inay be pron .vided t0 indicate when the end of the line isreached.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a view in top plan showing the guide in use, fragmentsthereof being shown in section for the purpose of clearer illustration.F ig. 2 is a fragmentary see--V tional view taken along the line 2-2 ofF ig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view'showing the guiding arm of the pen inelevation with the pen and guiding rods indicated by dotted lines. Fig.4t is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line of Fig. 1.

The board or body portion 10 of this guide is provided with side flanges11 cach of which is provided with a pocket 12 in which is slidablymounted a latching plunger 13 yicldably held in an extended or operativeposition by a spring-l so that the latching plunger-s will be normallyheld in a position to engage the teeth of the ina-t 15 and hold this matin an adjusted position uponthe board 10. As each line is written, thismat can be moved upwardly to the next tooth and the mat will then beheld in the adjusted position while writing the line. Therefore thelines of Writing will be an equal distance apart.

Housings 16 which are preferably formed Specification-of Letters Patent.Patent-,ged 001;, 31 i916, Application led May 13, 1916. -Serial No.97,361. i

of sheet metal are secured to the flanges 11' byV means of screws 17 andserv/,e as means for loosely connecting the guiding rods 18l withA theflanges 11, screws 19 being removably connected with the flanges asshown in .Fig 1 to limit the extent to which the guiding rods can bebrought together and adjustable abutment screws 20 being provided in thewalls of the housings 16 to limit the extent to which the rods can beseparated. By removing .the screws 19 the rods can be brought very closetogether and by inserting the screws 21 which are provided with enlargedtapered heads 22, the rods can be spread apart, the distance they areheld apart, being varied according to the extent to which the screws 21are screwed into the fianges. A

y The tablet 23 is placed upon the pad 15 and is held firmly upon thispad by means of the clips 24. It will be seen that one sheet of papercould be used as well as a tablet and that' various widths of papercould be used. The pen 25 is grasped as shown in Fig. 1 'with thefingers resting upon the tablet and rod 18 and the guiding rod or stem2G which is adjustably connected with the pen by means of the integralclip 27 extends between the rods so that the limit of the upward anddownward movement of the pen will be limited by the amount of spacebetween tlie rods. These rods are grasped by the left hand as shown,they being lightly grasped so that while the stem 2G will limit theupward and downward movement of the peu, they will be pei'initted togive sufliciently to permit properly formed letters to be made. lt aletter is to be formed which extends below the. general line of writing,the lower rod will be permitted to move downwardly until stopped by thelower abutment screws 20 and will then be returned to the normalposition shown in Fig. 1 and if a letter is to be formed which extendsabove the general line of writing, the

screws 19 will be put in place or if larger Writing is .to be formed,the screws 21 will be put in place and then screwed down- Wardly asufficient distance for the heads 22 of the screws 21 to move the rodsapart the desired distance.

The lower rod carries a bell and a striking lever 29 which is yieldablyheld in engagement with the bell by means of the Spring 30 so that whenthe pen reaches a point adjacent the right hand edge of the paper`,`thebell will be rung thus giving a. signal.v The .Word or syllable ot' aword will then be completed and the pen removed after ,which the paperwill be moved upwardly to 'the point for the next line ol writing byplacing the ingers against the lower edge of the pad 15 and pushing thepad upwardly luntil the latches 13 move into a set of notches in theside edges of the pad.

Having described the invention and the method of operation, what l claimiszy 1. A Writing guide comprising a base board, a pad adj ustablyconnected with said base board, housings connected with the sideportions of said base board, abutment screws extending into the upperand lower end por tions of said housings, guiding rods extending acrosssaid padand having their end portions fitting into said housings tomovably connect the rods with the base board, and spacing screwspositioned between the end portions of said rods.

2. A writing guide comprising a base board, housings connected with theside portions 'of said base board, adjustable abutments extending intovsaid housings, guiding rods extending across said base board and havingtheir end portions loosely mounted in said housings, said abutmentslimiting the amount said guiding rods may be moved in spaced relation,and abutment pins ex.- tending between the end portions of said rods forlimiting the extent to which said rods may be brought together.

3. A Writing guide comprising a base board, side flanges carried by saidbase board, a pad iitting between the ianges upon said base board, meansfor vreleasably holding said pad in an adjusted position upon said baseboard, guiding rods extending across said base board and having theirend portions fitting upon said flanges, means for loosely connecting theend portions of said guiding rods with said lianges, and an abutmentlimiting the movement oit' said guiding rods. l

4. A Writing guide comprising a base board, housings carried by saidbase board, guiding rods extending across the base board and havingtheir end portions extend.- ing loosely in said housings, abutments forlimiting the spreading movement of said rods, and abutment screwslextending between said rods and provided with tapered heads toadjustably limit the extent to which said rods may be brought together.y

5. A writing guide comprising a base board, guiding. rods extendingacross said base board, means for loosely connecting the guiding rodswith the base board, means for limiting the movement of the rods towardand away from each other, and a Writing element provided'with a stem forextending between the rods. v A

A writing guide comprising a body portion, guides extending across thebody portion, means for loosely connecting the guides with the bodyportion, means for limiting the movement of the guides, a Writingimplement, and a guiding stem connected with. the implement andextending from the same at an angle for having its free end portionpassed between the guides.

7. A writing guide comprising a support, guiding rods extending acrosssaid support and loosely connectedy with the same, a signalconnectedfwithnone of said rods, a. striker connected with'l one of therods for sounding said signa, and a writing implement provided with anarni extending between the guiding rods and actuating the striker whenmoved to a point adjacent the end of the rod for engagement with thestriker.

In testimony whereofY l aflix my signature in presence of tvvowitnesses.

PAUL FRANCIS OREILLY.

lVitnesses Louis J. LA Run, WARREN PULL-IAM.

